The Reverberation Appreciation Society

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The Reverberation Appreciation Society
Founded2010 (2010)
GenrePsychedelic
Country of originU.S.
LocationAustin, Texas
Official website levitation-austin.com/the-reverberation-appreciation-society-record-label

The Reverberation Appreciation Society is the creator, curator, and producer of annual psychedelic music festivals Levitation Austin, Levitation France, Levitation Chicago, and Levitation Vancouver. The Reverberation Appreciation Society's record label started in 2010, with the release of Christian Bland and the Revelators – The Lost Album. [1] Later releases include albums by Joel Gion of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, [2] Ringo Deathstarr, Wall of Death, Indian Jewelry, Golden Animals, Night Beats, [3] Holy Wave, [4] and The UFO Club [5] (a collaboration between The Black Angels' Christian Bland and Night Beats' Lee Blackwell), as well as joint releases with Burger Records. [6]

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